Salary : $71,328.00 Annually
Location : Denver, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: IIC 00239 04/16/2024
Department: Colorado Department of Human Services
Opening Date: 04/16/2024
Closing Date: 5/7/2024 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Primary Physical Work Address: 3520 W. Oxford Ave., Denver, CO 80236
FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Hiring Pay Rate: Although the salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum listed.
Department Information
This position has a residency waiver and will be accepting applications from residents and non-residents of Colorado. This announcement is open to potential candidates who are legal residents of the United States. All legal residents of the United States are eligible to apply and compete. If appointed to a position, applicants from outside of Colorado will be required to relocate to Colorado prior to their start date, at their own expense.
Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.
Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefits package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!
About Fort Logan:
The Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan (CMHHIFL) is one of two state hospitals serving our community. The vision of CMHHIFL is to provide the highest quality mental health services to persons with complex, serious, and persistent mental illness within the resources available. Our mission is to support those individuals in achieving their recovery goals and reaching their full potential. CMHHIFL provides inpatient treatment to adult patients, generally between the ages of 18-59. The hospital currently has 138 adult inpatient beds and over six treatment milieus serving civil and forensic individuals. Medical services, occupational therapy, neuropsychological-rehabilitation services, and trauma-informed care services are available for all patients throughout the hospital.
Through our core values listed below, CMHHIFL staff is committed to:

• Individual dignity and respect.
  
• Person-centered, evidence-based care
  
• Trauma-informed recovery.
  
• Multidisciplinary collaboration.
  
• Diversity and inclusion.
  
• Strong family and community partnerships.

About this Work Unit:
The Social Work II position works in the 24-hour State psychiatric hospital with individuals voluntarily and involuntarily committed to treatment (CMHHIFL has both civil and forensic units). Patients receiving treatment at CMHHIFL have severe and persistent mental illness and may have a traumatic brain injury, trauma disorders, and other complex dynamics. Each treatment team is multidisciplinary, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, addiction specialists, occupational therapists, recreation therapists, creative arts therapists, nurses, physicians, and mental health clinicians. In addition, the hospital offers dietary, peer, and chaplain services.
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Description of Job
The positions filled by this recruitment could be staffed within the Civil and/or Forensic treatment units.
Summary of Position:
The Social Work II position works in the 24-hour State psychiatric hospital with individuals voluntarily and involuntarily committed for treatment. Patients receiving treatment at CMHHIFL have severe and persistent mental illness and may have traumatic brain injury, trauma disorders, and other complex dynamics. Each treatment team is multidisciplinary, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, addiction specialists, occupational therapists, recreation therapists, creative arts therapists, nurses, physicians, and mental health clinicians. In addition, the hospital offers dietary, peer, and chaplain services
The Social Work unit collaborates with patients, their families and/or support systems, and external stakeholders to plan, organize, and execute psychiatric treatment interventions and comprehensive aftercare plans with placement. Services include clinical assessment, treatment planning, individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, counseling, and education. This work unit serves as a liaison between the hospital Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC's) and other governmental entities.
The purpose of the Social Worker is to provide individual therapy, group therapy, and family therapy under clinical supervision . Individual and family therapy is provided as needed, which is determined in the treatment plan meetings and in collaboration with the treatment team. Group therapy is offered to all patients and group assignment shall be determined by clinical and individualized needs. The Social Work positions are responsible for developing group materials appropriate for patient-specific needs and leading group therapy sessions. The Social Worker completes comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and reassessments, coordinates treatment planning for all patients, and regularly documents in the electronic health record. The Social work team is responsible for the coordination of discharge and comprehensive aftercare plans. In doing so, this position collaborates with support systems, stakeholders, CMHC's, and other agencies to coordinate continuity of care. The Social Worker actively contributes to hospital-wide events, in-service training, and program development.
Social Worker II supports the execution of the hospital's mission, vision, and values within the social work department and in collaboration with leadership. The Social Worker II provides supervised clinical service provision by ensuring their work product contributions are reviewed, complete, and timely. This includes treatment plans, documentation, assessments, and therapeutic interventions.
Case Management and Discharge Planning:

• This position must assess and decide client needs for financial, personal, level-of-care, and community support and then facilitate that linkage.
• This position must independently determine and ensure tasks are completed on behalf of the patients assigned to their caseload and ask for support when appropriate.
• The social worker identifies potential discharge options and the necessary resources/benefits to support the discharge placement.

Assessment, Intervention, and Treatment Planning:

• The Social Work II position regularly serves as the liaison between the individual in care at CMHHIFL and their support system, as well as community stakeholders. As such, they are responsible for determining what information can be shared based on various laws and court orders.
• Responsible for determining which treatment interventions are indicated and determining what community support may be needed to support continued intervention post-discharge.
• Leads the team in determining which short-term and long-term treatment goals meet SMART goal criteria and should be included in the individual treatment plan.

Other Duties as Assigned
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications:
Master's Degree in Social Work
Current, valid licensure as a Social Worker (LSW) from the Colorado State Board of Social Work Examiners.
AND
One year of experience as a Social Worker.
Substitutions:
None
Special Qualification:
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of DSM 5-TR
• Prior adult inpatient experience
• Desire to work with adults who have been diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness
• Experience and/or desire to work with diverse, under-served client populations.

Conditions of Employment:
The successful candidate in this position must be willing and available to submit to the following conditions:

• Full Background: Name check, TRAILS, CAPS, Drug Screen and Fingerprinting
• Must possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. Driver's License
• Incumbents of this position must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must be able to use, handle, or be exposed to hazardous material, such as bodily fluids.
• May be able to travel to attend training, court hearings, transport patients to appointments, and other related activities.
• Current valid, licensure as a Social Worker (LSW)
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

Appeal Rights:
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.
An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department's action.
For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.
Supplemental Information
How to Apply
The Assessment Process
For additional recruiting questions, please contact stephanie.karle@state.co.us
About Us:
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan www.copera.org plus 401(k) and 457 plans
  
• Medical and dental health plans
  
• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
  
• Paid life insurance
  
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
  
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
  
• BenefitHub state employee discount program
  
• Employee Wellness program MotivateMe
  
• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
  
• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions

*Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more
information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs.
Our Values:
We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans
Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.
We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.
Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.
We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.
Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
ADAA Accommodations: CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.
~THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER~
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A requirement for this classification is a current, valid licensure as a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) from the Colorado State Board of Social Work Examiners. Please provide your number below.
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Due to the juvenile population served at this facility, incumbents of this position must be at least 21 years of age. Can you verify that you meet this age requirement?

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Have you ever been reported to a licensing board? If so, what were the circumstances and what was the outcome?
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What is your philosophy of care in working with patients with mental illness?
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